At which orbital slot is NVS-03 to be stationed?
- A.83 degrees East
- B.93.5 degrees East
- C.111.75 degrees East
- D.55 degrees East
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Explanation
The correct answer is 111.75 degrees East. After the launch vehicle released NVS-03 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, the spacecraft began a series of burns meant to lift it into its working geosynchronous position, and the slot assigned to it is 111.75 degrees East. The first of those manoeuvres was completed on 31 October 2026 at 16:48 hours using the satellite’s Liquid Apogee Motor, a chemical rocket engine, and more were planned to follow. Options A, B and D name positions of 83 degrees East, 93.5 degrees East and 55 degrees East respectively, none of which is the slot stated for this satellite, so each of them is wrong. For a question of this kind, remember that a transfer orbit is only a staging path: its low perigee and high apogee are raised and circularised by onboard propulsion before the satellite can begin regular service.
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Practice Questions
From which launch centre was the GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission flown?
- A.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
- B.Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- C.U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru
- D.Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
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The navigation satellite NVS-03 rode to orbit on the GSLV-F18 vehicle, which lifted off from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 at 23:51 hours, and the rocket placed the spacecraft in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit as intended.
Read the full explanation →NVS-03 is which satellite of the second-generation NavIC series?
- A.First
- B.Second
- C.Third
- D.Fifth
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The second-generation series of navigation satellites runs from NVS-01 to NVS-05, and NVS-03 is the third of those five spacecraft to be launched.
Read the full explanation →In which frequency bands does NVS-03 carry its navigation payloads?
- A.L1 and L5 only
- B.L5 and S only
- C.L1, L5 and S
- D.L1 and S only
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The navigation payloads aboard NVS-03 transmit in all three of these bands, and the addition of the L1 signal to the legacy L5 and S signals is one of the gains the second-generation series brings to NavIC.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation carried out the launch of GSLV-F18 with NVS-03?
- A.DRDO
- B.ISRO
- C.HAL
- D.BEL
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The congratulations were addressed to the scientists and engineers of ISRO, the organisation that carried out the launch of GSLV-F18 with NVS-03 and that builds and operates the satellites of the NavIC constellation.
Read the full explanation →NVS-03 has been launched to strengthen which Indian system?
- A.GAGAN
- B.Bhuvan
- C.NavIC
- D.Antrix
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The mission was described as an important step towards strengthening NavIC, which is India's indigenous satellite navigation system, and NVS-03 was said to carry enhanced capabilities that will support navigation services for citizens.
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